Current mood:
amused Young Liars #13 - Good god. I would liken this book to the worst acid trip you have ever taken, or what it must feel like to slowly go mad from syphillis. And I mean that as the highest compliment. Every month David Lapham takes a shit on my soul and vomits in my mind grapes in the most fascinating way. Seriously, this book is incredibly entertaining, and proper fucked up. Challenging and bizarre, dense and thoroughly enjoyable. I've been reading it for over a year and could not offer a real explination of what has been going on with any real certainty.
Special Forces #4 - I'm torn. The writing and characterization in this book have been spot on. The art, before this issue, was the caliber I expect from Baker. But, I'm so very torn on the Suda 51/ Jet Set Radio style visuals here. Something about the 3-D mapping is a tad off putting to me. Also, this book was hampered by lateness, and my inability to keep track of my books so I was a tad in the dark on the plot, but it's a fairly easy one to put together. I'd say it's a buy, though.
Walking Dead #59 - It is a credit to Robert Kirkman that he has managed to keep a serialized zombie book going this long. Seriously, I did not think that the whole Zombie Apocalypse thing could be this gripping for five years, but I was wrong. Entertaining as ever. Even if it's an incrimental moe in the overall plot. Good shit. Go read it from the start. The man does the unthinkable every five issues.
The Stand: American Nightmares (1 of 5) - It's good. Solid art from Perkins. Damn fine adaptation. I was never that into the Dark Tower books and haven't read a Stephen king book in oer a decade, but The Stand was laways my favorite. I think I actually enjoy it more then the ABC mini (and it's endearingly dated special effects) and that's saying something.
And now onto the traditional cape and tight fare. And the bile shall flow.
Captain Britain # 11 - One of the best things to come from the Secret Inavasion. It's like the Excalibur of old, and the Wisdom mini had a baby. All around entertaining. Hopefully the guy doing fills won't stay around forever, but that aside, it's as entertaining as ever.
Booster Gold # 18 - A few months ago I realized that I was only buying this book because of my love of JLI. It's not god awful, but at the same time I never really feel a tingle of excitement to read it. It's a decent read, but I'd probably drop it if I was paying full price (or money) for books. Non-commital as ever. It's a solid 6 -6.5.
Batman: Battle for the Cowl: This book sold out incredibly quickly today. After reading it...I'm not really sure why. It doesn't really cover anything terribly new that hasnt been repeated ad nauseum in the core bat books: Batman gone. Gotham fall apart. Character look longinly at cape and cowl. And scene. I mean it's not that bad and, in fairness, it's the first issue so it'll probably pick up. And Batman's on my pull anyway so it'd be more of a hassle to drop it. I don't know. It's not god awful, but kind of underwhelming. Jason Todd Batman looks kind of cool looking in a 90's way. Look, it's going to be Dick Grayson. It has to be. Nothing else really works. Tim Drake is just too short. It too is in placed in the 6-6.5 zone.
Invincible Iron-Man # 11 - Go buy it. Says it all really. Stark is like movie Stark. The plot is fast moving and sweeping. And Fraction found a way to make Maria Hill likable. And LaRocca uses John Locke as a model for Stark.
Green Lanter Corps #34 - Thoroughly above average. Consistent art and characterization mixes with a lead in to a hopefully non-shitty summer event. If Blackest Night is as good as Sinestro Corps War then right on. Although this whole zombie lantern thing scares me on a cash in level. That's really it. And I also hope they don't try to mash the rainbow of colors into too few books. We'll see though. Geoff Johns doesn't usually fuck up and the Corps team is consistent as ever. I wouldn't feel stupid for paying cover for this book.
Guardians of the Galaxy #11- Even the B and C story lines in this book are pretty entertaining. Always a good choice. Even without Pellitier. (I know I butchered the spelling.)
Nightcrawler: Manifest Destiny - Even though I love the character...it's kind of underwhelming. The intor and outro are cute. The overall museum premise is cute, but the whole "I look like a monster and people judge me for it, but I'll rise above" plot line is the premise of every other book spotlighting the character. That's really the problem with the book. This story has been told with this character countless times. That's really it.
Iron Fist # 23 - I am amazed by how well this book has surived the regieme change. It's still a solid read every month. And as this is a month I will be reading it. Even if it has gone all Yu-Yu Hakusho. I always liked Yu-Yu Hakusho so it works.
X-Men Noir #4 - Talk about dropping the ball. Not that the ball was very high mind you it has still been dropped. Look, this is the problem: Firstly, you have to throw in all of these characters. Because it's cool to see them in noir setting. And you've got to throw in Unus the Untouchable because that would be a great name for a mobster. And Gambit. People go apeshit for Gambit...for some reason. I think it was the cartoon to be honest. Certainly wasn't all the hot pink. Anyway, the problem with casting this wide of a net is that the plot twists in the final issue ring hollow. I have no real investment in these characters. Thusly, I don't find the revelations all that shocking. Or really care for that matter. Also, my lack of connection with said characters means I would not have even noticed the ticks towards these plot twists in the first place. And, frankly, one of the big reveals is from, well, I'm not going to spoil it, but fuck it nobody reads this...it's from The Prestige. Which is kind of lazy. Good start. But it fell under it's own weight really.
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